IMYC

The International Middle Years Curriculum is used in over 100 schools in more than 50 countries - BISR DQ is the first school in Saudi Arabia to offer this curriculum to our students.

 

The International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) is a curriculum developed specifically for 11-14-year-olds, underpinned by neuroscientific research which recognises the particular needs of the teenage/adolescent brain. The curriculum design approaches this through conceptual ‘Big Ideas’ that enable students to make connections between their learning and make meaning of the world around them, preparing them for their next stage of their education and personal development for their future. 

 

At BISR DQ, our students will study the following concepts on their three year journey through the IMYC:

Unit Year 7 Year 8  Year 9 
1

DISCOVERY

 

Finding out things is a human driver and affects things for better or worse

CURIOSITY

 

The desire to know more drives exploration and aspiration.

IDENTITY

 

Our sense of self, and that of others, is continually developing through our different interactions and impacts on how we exist in the world.

2

ADAPTABILITY

 

The ability to approach situations with flexibility and alter or change our responses can be advantageous

COURAGE

 

Being true to yourself requires bravery.

CHALLENGE

 

Facing up to or overcoming problems and barriers increases possibilities in our lives.
3

CREATIVITY

 

Innovative ideas can happen when existing or new concepts are brought together or expressed in a new way.

COMMUNICATION

 

When information is shared accurately and clearly, the end result is more effective

DEVELOPMENT

 

Long-lasting changes take place slowly over time
4

CONSEQUENCES

 

Very few actions are neutral. Most actions create impact or change that then have to be dealt with.

RELATIONSHIPS

 

Every individual thing is affected by other things.

INTERPRETATION

 

Only a very few things are true for all people.
5

 

BALANCE


Things are more stable when different elements are in the correct or best possible proportions.

TRADITION

 

Beliefs and customs from the past have a powerful effect on our lives today.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 

The ability to make money through the development of products and situations appropriate to different markets requires the application of certain skills.

Fore more information about the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) please visit their website here